Bilingual Language Policy and Status of French Language in India at Present

Abstract

Aims: This paper aims to study the various languages spoken in different regions of India. The staggering number of mother tongues (1652) reported in the 1961 Census of India is cited by everyone who writes about multilingualism in India. This fundamental fact that there is a multiplicity of languages ​​spoken in India has been the subject of research for over a century. The first authentic record of the multiple languages ​​spoken in British India was reported in the famous Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) by George Grierson which was carried out in the first quarter of the 20th century. Associated, like French, with European culture and current scientific and technological knowledge, English, with the elite bilingualism attached to it, benefits greatly from the globalization of the economy and communications.

Methodology and Approaches: This paper study is based on elaborations of the insights given that gives the way of understanding of Indian languages spoken in various parts or regions that has the influence of the religion culture and civilization. The LSI has influenced and continues to influence the listing of language names as well as the grouping of languages ​​in India's decennial censuses. Indeed, anyone who has researched the languages ​​of India has been bound to use the LSI as a starting point.

Outcome: This paper gives knowledge to the field of Indian languages and during the time period languages suffered and flourished as s device to historical facts of diversity in culture, religion, ethnicity and language is the most characteristic feature of India. In the 8" century, India was ruled by Muslims including Arabs, Persians, Turks and Afghans. The British ruled India for almost 200 years. By Muslims, Islam and the Persian and to some extent Turkish, especially Old Turkish, English and Westernization were introduced to India. These historical developments have added to the diversity of India in all fields.

Conclusion: The article traces the emergence of mother tongue education in the political space, in relation to English and as an affirmation of regional identity politics. A second tension relates to the dominant status of regional languages ​​vis-à-vis linguistic and ethnic minority groups. Recent changes within States suggest that the previous political consensus has been broken and that a new consensus must be built, adapted to current realities and their political, economic and cultural issues.